Open AccessThe Development of the New University of Bristol Botanic Garden
Author(s) -
Nicholas Wray
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
sibbaldia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9231
DOI - 10.24823/sibbaldia.2009.149
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , threatened species , botanical garden , geography , work (physics) , garden design , archaeology , engineering , ecology , civil engineering , biology , mechanical engineering , genetics , habitat , bacteria
in 2002 the decision was made to move the university of bristol botanic garden (ubbg) from its then current location. this move would be the third in the garden’s history. the four core collections for the new garden were selected in line with modern international policies on botanic garden management, recent research and the university of bristol’s teaching needs. the themes of these collections are evolution, rare and threatened native and local flora, useful plants and Mediterranean-type flora. this paper describes the development of the plant collection policy, the vision and concept for the new garden, together with a detailed explanation of the work to relocate the existing plant collections, and the design and establishment of the new garden.